Warren and Saddleback can't hit bottom fast enough for me. Why doesn't Warren, the multimillionaire, give some of HIS money? He is worse than the government. He, just like all the millionaire “ministers,” are always calling for OTHERS to give. Mr. Rick, you first.

If you can afford, as pastor of a church, to tithe 90 percent of your income to the church, you are making way too much, IMHO.

There are also some clever tricks that can be used to deal with this. Donate 90 percent of your income to the church, then the church gives you things you would not normally get ie, pays for your house, pays for transportation, pays for your clothing, pays for your travel expenses, pays for a whole lotta the “perks” that the other churches make their pastors pay for. IMHO, its a way to live even MORE extravagantly than the 10 percenters.

I trust no one in charge of a mega church. No good happens in a stadium (think circuses,professional sports,benny hinn, concerts, and political bs).

That's the problem I have with mega-churches and their pastors. All too often it becomes about them and not about Christ. My preference is a small church where the pastor can be held accountable by his congregation....and you don't have to check the church directory to find out who someone is.

If I were in Warren’s place, representing a large congregation, I would have been inclined to reach out to zero as well. Rick Warren has never indicated regret for his action, however, the way things turned out, he may. 20 / 20 hindsight is fairly easy. His approach could have used some polish and I wish he had stood on principal more than he did. I believe his heart was in the right place but he should have checked with some Christian Brothers before stepping out.

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